Ivorian Soldiers

Pardoned Ivorian soldiers arrive home after six months in Mali captivity

Each soldier held a small Ivorian flag and smiled as he shook hands with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara who was waiting to greet the 46 soldiers at Abidjan airport.

Dozens of Ivorian soldiers head home after pardon from Mali coup leader

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers have departed Bamako, easing a diplomatic row between the two Western African countries following the military takeover of Mali in August 2020.

Mali pardons Ivory Coast troops convicted of 'conspiracy' against Bamako

Colonel Assimi Goita grants pardon with full remission of sentences to 49 Ivorians convicted of "attack and conspiracy against the government," says spokesperson of interim government.

Mali hands 46 Ivorian troops 20 years in jail for plotting against Bamako

Court in the West African country sentences three other Ivory Coast soldiers to death in absentia.

Twelve soldiers killed in attack near Burkina border – Ivory Coast army

The deadliest attack since March 2016 follows a joint military operation launched by Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso last month to tackle the expanding threat from militants linked to al Qaeda and Daesh in the Sahel region.